Hegg's furniture expanding into Ottawa County

Chronicle file photoHegg's Fine Furniture, with stores in Hart and Muskegon, is expanding into Ottawa County.

WEST MICHIGAN -- Hegg's furniture in Hart and Muskegon is expanding into southern Ottawa County.

Simply Hegg's Fine Furniture has become part of id9 Center, 11124 Chicago Drive between Holland and Zeeland. The new home center also includes Great Lakes Window Coverings, Lakeshore Lighting & Design, VanNoord Home Entertainment and an area rugs/flooring outlet, along with a group of independent home designers.

Owner Stacie Hegg said id9 Center will fill a "gap" in the Holland-area market for high-end, design-oriented furniture and home furnishings. The 6,000-square-foot center had its grand opening Friday.

Hegg's is a family business that began with a renovation of an old building in downtown Hart into a 40,000-square-foot home furnishing center. The company expanded in 2007 into the renovated historic Century Club building in downtown Muskegon with the 16,000-square-foot Hegg's Gallery of Fine Furniture.

"We had a horribly, long, slow winter," Hegg said of the recession's effect on the furniture market in the Hart and Muskegon stores. "But I think we are seeing pent-up demand and improved consumer confidence. Things have improved ... I think we've turned a corner."